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U.S. Forest Service · Ocala National Forest · FL

Salt Springs Recreation Area

ReservableBookable through April 16; today opens April 17.

Book on recreation.govWe make nothing when you book

Right now: Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:28 UTC
A night: $38–$70Across the site types the agency prices
Sites: 160146 on recreation.gov

Photos · Naventure

40 ftLongest rig

30 ftElevation

1,984 ftWater · Salt Springs Run

0.2 miE of Lake Kerr, FL

41%Tree cover

The place

the agency’s own description · what’s there · 12 notices

In the agency’s own words

Salt Springs Recreation Area is one the recreational jewels of the Ocala National Forest, with a spectacular natural mineral spring that gives the area its name. Plenty of outdoor activities keep campers and day-use visitors busy, including swimming in the springs, fishing, snorkeling, hiking and boating. Salt Springs is located between the St. Johns and Ocklawaha Rivers, 35 miles east of Ocala, Florida. The national forest spans four counties and 383,000 acres. It is the southernmost and oldest national forest east of the Mississippi River, and protects the world's largest, contiguous sand pine scrub forest. Keep reading

Recreation

The natural springs, nearby Lake George and many surrounding rivers and streams provide ample opportunity for water recreation. Anglers can try a good fishing spot on Salt Springs Run, downstream of the swimming area, boat ramp and marina. Boat rentals are nearby. For those who wish to explore on land, the facility has basketball courts and a horseshoe pit. Hikers have easy access to the Bear Swamp Trail and a segment of the 1,400-mile Florida National Scenic Trail.

Facilities

Salt Springs is the largest campground in the Ocala National Forest and the only one with full hookups for RVs. The facility offers spacious campsites for RVs and trailers, as well as a designated tent-only area, which is a short walk from the parking area. Sites are nicely shaded and well away from the busy day-use area. The recreation area and campground are located in the community of Salt Springs, which has a gas station, grocery store, several restaurants, bait and tackle shops, a post office, laundromat and visitor center.

Natural Features

The semi-tropical region gives the campground a mixture of pines and palms, with lush greenery and warm temperatures. Within the recreation area, a natural spring rises from cracks deep within the earth. The presence of potassium, magnesium and sodium salts give the waters a slight salinity - hence the name Salt Springs.

Nearby Attractions

Salt Springs is very close to Lake George, a great fishing destination.

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

What the agency tells you

Rule

Two vehicles are included in the site fee. However, only 1 vehicle is allowed to park on the site spur unless it completely fits on the asphalt/parking pad. The other vehicle must park in overflow parking. Boats are considered a vehicle and will count towards one of your vehicles if you bring one. An extra vehicle charge will be applied towards boats and vheicles over the allowed 2.

Rule

Vehicles, trailers, campers, motorcycles, etc. must be parked on paved surfaces. Do not park on the grass.

Rule

Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Generators are not allowed to run during quiet hours.

Everything else this campground posts · 9

Rule

Stays are only allowed for 14 days in any 30 day period.

Rule

Be sure to reserve a site that will accommodate your equipment. The site you reserve is your site. You may not move to another site.

Rule

Pets are not allowed into the Day Use area Forest Order #08-05-05-02-13-0207; 36 CFR261.58(s)

Rule

Personal golf carts are not allowed in the Ocala National Forest; if you bring one, it must remain on its trailer

Rule

Maximum 2 vehicles allowed per site; a fee will be charged for extra vehicles

Rule

There is no cell phone coverage or internet service at Salt Springs

Rule

Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.

Rule

Discount passes must be entered at the time of booking for single sites only, all request for refunds will need to be requested online, no onsite refunds will be given.

Rule

Click here for more information about Ocala National Forest

Read them on the agency’s own page →

Source: recreation.gov facility notices, quoted verbatim · Sep 9, 2026

Tents and rigs

Sites: 160 · 52 tent-only
Hookups: 94 electric, 106 water, 106 sewer
Longest rig: 40 ft
Paved pads: All
Accessible sites: 5
Pets: Allowed
Campfires: Allowed, barring fire bans
Shade: 95 of 124 sites

Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Dump station: Yes; recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
Boat ramp: Yes
Camp host: On site; recreation.gov lists “Host”
Stay limit: 14 nights; recreation.gov facility rule maxStay

Source: Stated in the agency description · Aug 23, 2026

Around the campground

On the water: Lake, River, Creek; Boating; Canoeing; Fishing; Hiking; Swimming
Night sky · 33rd darkest of 60 in FL: Bortle 4

Source: Recreation.gov activity records · Aug 23, 2026

Night sky: VIIRS Day/Night Band annual cloud-free composite, VNL V2 2024 (Earth Observation Group, Colorado School of Mines), read at the published coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

199 of 288 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:28 UTC

recreation.gov lists 146 of the 160 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.

OpenBooked

Booking window6 months outBookable now through April 16, 2027. Today at 10 AM ET, availability opens through April 17, 2027.recreation.gov

Max stay14 nightsthe facility record

A night$38–$70plus $8 to reserve, once per bookingthe agency’s rate schedule

A weekend$84–$148DerivedFriday and Saturday, everything includedours, from the lines above

If plans change$10 to cancel$10 to change a reservationrecreation.gov’s schedule

Runs itU.S. Forest ServiceBooked through recreation.govthe agency’s record

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We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.

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Free forever, no booking kickbacks.

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We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.

Every line of the receipt · 13

What you actually pay

The sign priceU.S. Forest Service

A night, per site$38–$70

Tent Only Nonelectric$38

Standard Electric$70

Rates for the season the campground is in now, Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026.

The booking feerecreation.gov

Reservation fee, booked online$8

One fee per reservation, however many nights you book, and it’s non-refundable. $9 if you book by phone, $3 in person.

Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.

What a stay costs

One nightDerived$46–$78

A weekend, Friday and SaturdayDerived$84–$148

Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $38–$70 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.

If your plans changerecreation.gov

Change fee, moving to dates outside your booking$10

Cancellation fee$10

Cancelling the day before, or the day of$10 + your first night

No-show$20 + your first night

Who keeps the booking fee

The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →

How we know this receipt · 5

Sign price: recreation.gov facility rate schedule, quoted as the agency publishes it · Sep 10, 2026

Booking fee, change fee, cancellation fee, no-show: Rules and Reservation Policies, Recreation.gov, the published fee schedule, curated by hand into lib/reservation-fee-schedule.json (9 rows, each carrying its own verbatim sentence). The publisher states these policies were last updated September 2019. · Sep 9, 2026

The two totals: Derived by CAMPANAC by adding the agency’s own published nightly rate to recreation.gov’s own published reservation fee. Both components are cited above; the addition is ours and is shown only where every component is known. · Sep 9, 2026

Who keeps the booking fee: Recreation.gov facility policy text, Dead Swede Campground (facility 234221) · Not on the national policy page. This is agency policy text recreation.gov publishes on individual campground pages; this site holds it verbatim on 45 active campgrounds (campground_rules.cancellation_description, scripts/load-facility-rules.mjs). · Sep 9, 2026

The contract: Reservation Gods: Who Stole Our Campsites and Sold Them Back to Us, More Than Just Parks, April 2025 · Apr 1, 2025

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

recreation.gov availability, read 16:28 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this

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The sites

160 sites · which ones have room · the site map

The sites, ranked

from 144 mapped sites

54 ftbetween you and the next site, typically

Most roomLoop TENT 118 143 ftLoop TENT 134 118 ftLoop TENT 135 100 ftLoop TENT 163 99 ftLoop TENT 133 96 ft

Least roomLoop HKUP 011 27 ftLoop HKUP 012 27 ftLoop HKUP 092 32 ft

Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor distance) · Oct 12, 2026

All 160 sites

158 of 160 sites located

Tent only50RV / electric94Type not stated14

001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009-management 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031- management 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 - management 041 042 043 044 - management 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064-management 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 - management 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 - management 083 084 085 - management 086 087 088 089 090 091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100 101 102 103-management 104-management 105-management 106-management 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163

Aerial · Esri World Imagery

Sites: recreation.gov (RIDB), coordinates as published · Aug 23, 2026

Imagery: Esri World Imagery

Takes aUp to

Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 158 of the 160 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.

The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 52 of the 160 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.

Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.


HKUP	001	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		51 ft	2,021 ftLittle Lake Kerr	184 ft
HKUP	002	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		51 ft	2,064 ftLittle Lake Kerr	195 ft
HKUP	003	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		60 ft	2,124 ftLittle Lake Kerr	200 ft
HKUP	004	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		64 ft	2,186 ftLittle Lake Kerr	186 ft
HKUP	005	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		52 ft	2,143 ftLittle Lake Kerr	126 ft
HKUP	006	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		52 ft	2,107 ftLittle Lake Kerr	85 ft
HKUP	007	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		67 ft	2,027 ftLittle Lake Kerr	112 ft
HKUP	008	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		67 ft	1,961 ftLittle Lake Kerr	160 ft
HKUP	009-management	type not stated	40 ft	50 amp			2,071 ftLittle Lake Kerr	68 ft
HKUP	010	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		35 ft	2,115 ftLittle Lake Kerr	41 ft
HKUP	011	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		27 ft	2,149 ftLittle Lake Kerr	54 ft
HKUP	012	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp	yes	27 ft	2,156 ftLittle Lake Kerr	48 ft
HKUP	013	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		34 ft	2,212 ftLittle Lake Kerr	104 ft
HKUP	014	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		34 ft	2,243 ftLittle Lake Kerr	137 ft
HKUP	015	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		39 ft	2,268 ftLittle Lake Kerr	170 ft
HKUP	016	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		50 ft	2,305 ftLittle Lake Kerr	195 ft
HKUP	017	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		48 ft	2,264 ftLittle Lake Kerr	157 ft
HKUP	018	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		48 ft	2,218 ftLittle Lake Kerr	119 ft
HKUP	019	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp	yes	34 ft	2,169 ftLittle Lake Kerr	88 ft
HKUP	020	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		42 ft	2,124 ftLittle Lake Kerr	83 ft
HKUP	021	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		45 ft	2,080 ftLittle Lake Kerr	97 ft
HKUP	022	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		51 ft	2,031 ftLittle Lake Kerr	132 ft
HKUP	023	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		54 ft	1,999 ftLittle Lake Kerr	265 ft
HKUP	024	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		54 ft	2,053 ftLittle Lake Kerr	241 ft
HKUP	025	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		60 ft	2,113 ftLittle Lake Kerr	224 ft
HKUP	026	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		48 ft	2,176 ftLittle Lake Kerr	221 ft
HKUP	027	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		38 ft	2,220 ftLittle Lake Kerr	220 ft
HKUP	028	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		35 ft	2,254 ftLittle Lake Kerr	227 ft
HKUP	029	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		35 ft	2,287 ftLittle Lake Kerr	239 ft
HKUP	030	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		37 ft	2,315 ftLittle Lake Kerr	248 ft
HKUP	031- management	type not stated	40 ft	50 amp			2,345 ftLittle Lake Kerr	258 ft
HKUP	032	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		48 ft	2,395 ftLittle Lake Kerr	320 ft
HKUP	033	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		35 ft	2,340 ftLittle Lake Kerr	279 ft
HKUP	034	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		35 ft	2,316 ftLittle Lake Kerr	248 ft
HKUP	035	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		54 ft	2,257 ftLittle Lake Kerr	215 ft
HKUP	036	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		54 ft	2,209 ftLittle Lake Kerr	199 ft
HKUP	037	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		54 ft	2,159 ftLittle Lake Kerr	203 ft
HKUP	038	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		59 ft	2,103 ftLittle Lake Kerr	226 ft
HKUP	039	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		59 ft	2,049 ftLittle Lake Kerr	258 ft
HKUP	040 - management	type not stated	40 ft	50 amp			1,974 ftLittle Lake Kerr	322 ft
HKUP	041	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		76 ft	1,960 ftLittle Lake Kerr	314 ft
HKUP	042	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		58 ft	2,034 ftLittle Lake Kerr	240 ft
HKUP	043	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		58 ft	2,092 ftLittle Lake Kerr	182 ft
HKUP	044 - management	type not stated	40 ft	50 amp			2,134 ftLittle Lake Kerr	140 ft
HKUP	045	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		47 ft	2,243 ftLittle Lake Kerr	61 ft
HKUP	046	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		47 ft	2,279 ftLittle Lake Kerr	83 ft
HKUP	047	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		61 ft	2,339 ftLittle Lake Kerr	144 ft
HKUP	048	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		55 ft	2,378 ftLittle Lake Kerr	205 ft
HKUP	049	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		55 ft	2,423 ftLittle Lake Kerr	255 ft
HKUP	050	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		48 ft	2,434 ftLittle Lake Kerr	313 ft
HKUP	051	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		54 ft	2,476 ftLittle Lake Kerr	250 ft
HKUP	052	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		45 ft	2,451 ftLittle Lake Kerr	203 ft
HKUP	053	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		45 ft	2,413 ftLittle Lake Kerr	158 ft
HKUP	054	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		50 ft	2,366 ftLittle Lake Kerr	108 ft
HKUP	055	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp	yes	56 ft	2,318 ftLittle Lake Kerr	52 ft
HKUP	056	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		84 ft	2,134 ftLittle Lake Kerr	160 ft
HKUP	057	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		67 ft	2,051 ftLittle Lake Kerr	232 ft
HKUP	058	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		88 ft	1,964 ftLittle Lake Kerr	320 ft
HKUP	059	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		53 ft	1,984 ftLittle Lake Kerr	345 ft
HKUP	060	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		37 ft	2,037 ftLittle Lake Kerr	308 ft
HKUP	061	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		37 ft	2,073 ftLittle Lake Kerr	275 ft
HKUP	062	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		54 ft	2,136 ftLittle Lake Kerr	228 ft
HKUP	063	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		54 ft	2,187 ftLittle Lake Kerr	186 ft
HKUP	064-management	type not stated	40 ft	50 amp			2,224 ft	154 ft
HKUP	065	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		60 ft	2,249 ft	130 ft
HKUP	066	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		60 ft	2,284 ft	122 ft
HKUP	067	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp	yes	66 ft	2,319 ft	154 ft
HKUP	068	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		65 ft	2,380 ft	168 ft
HKUP	069	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		43 ft	2,434 ft	214 ft
HKUP	070	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		43 ft	2,466 ft	253 ft
HKUP	071 - management	type not stated	40 ft	50 amp			2,519 ft	298 ft
HKUP	072	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		74 ft	2,465 ft	350 ft
HKUP	073	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		62 ft	2,405 ft	295 ft
HKUP	074	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		55 ft	2,354 ft	255 ft
HKUP	075	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		41 ft	2,308 ft	232 ft
HKUP	076	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		41 ft	2,275 ft	221 ft
HKUP	077	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		46 ft	2,241 ft	212 ft
HKUP	078	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		60 ft	2,203 ft	206 ft
HKUP	079	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		51 ft	2,171 ft	213 ft
HKUP	080	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		51 ft	2,142 ft	235 ft
HKUP	081	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		69 ft	2,121 ft	260 ft
HKUP	082 - management	type not stated	40 ft	50 amp			2,108 ft	287 ft
HKUP	083	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		60 ft	2,095 ft	325 ft
HKUP	084	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		60 ft	2,043 ftLittle Lake Kerr	371 ft
HKUP	085 - management	type not stated	40 ft	50 amp			1,989 ftLittle Lake Kerr	418 ft
HKUP	086	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		60 ft	1,970 ft	481 ft
HKUP	087	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		60 ft	1,979 ft	441 ft
HKUP	088	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		73 ft	1,996 ft	397 ft
HKUP	089	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		55 ft	2,018 ft	360 ft
HKUP	090	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		55 ft	2,017 ft	359 ft
HKUP	091	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		73 ft	2,050 ft	338 ft
HKUP	092	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		32 ft	2,087 ft	336 ft
HKUP	093	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		32 ft	2,107 ft	334 ft
HKUP	094	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		57 ft	2,140 ft	347 ft
HKUP	095	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		55 ft	2,181 ft	357 ft
HKUP	096	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		54 ft	2,214 ft	384 ft
HKUP	097	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		54 ft	2,251 ft	410 ft
HKUP	098	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		50 ft	2,295 ft	444 ft
HKUP	099	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		50 ft	2,330 ft	478 ft
HKUP	100	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		56 ft	2,377 ft	512 ft
HKUP	101	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		59 ft	2,424 ft	555 ft
HKUP	102	rv electric	40 ft	50 amp		93 ft	2,432 ft	425 ft
HKUP	103-management	type not stated	40 ft	50 amp			1,909 ft	471 ft
HKUP	104-management	type not stated	40 ft	50 amp			1,897 ft	479 ft
HKUP	105-management	type not stated	40 ft	50 amp			1,873 ft	523 ft
HKUP	106-management	type not stated	40 ft	50 amp			1,867 ft	580 ft
TENT	112	tent only nonelectric				46 ft	1,316 ft	301 ft	$38
TENT	113	tent only nonelectric				46 ft	1,355 ft	335 ft	$38
TENT	114	tent only nonelectric				48 ft	1,397 ft	375 ft	$38
TENT	115	tent only nonelectric				45 ft	1,452 ft	429 ft	$38
TENT	116	tent only nonelectric				45 ft	1,490 ft	468 ft	$38
TENT	117	tent only nonelectric				57 ft	1,541 ft	520 ft	$38
TENT	118	tent only nonelectric				143 ft	1,584 ft	565 ft	$38
TENT	119	tent only nonelectric				74 ft	1,683 ft	544 ft	$38
TENT	120	tent only nonelectric				72 ft	1,623 ft	489 ft	$38
TENT	121	tent only nonelectric				72 ft	1,567 ft	440 ft	$38
TENT	122	tent only nonelectric				65 ft	1,508 ft	392 ft	$38
TENT	123	tent only nonelectric				65 ft	1,457 ft	368 ft	$38
TENT	124	tent only nonelectric				59 ft	1,191 ft	178 ft	$38
TENT	125	tent only nonelectric				59 ft	1,173 ft	151 ft	$38
TENT	126	tent only nonelectric				66 ft	1,174 ft	161 ft	$38
TENT	127	tent only nonelectric				88 ft	1,086 ft	66 ft	$38
TENT	128	tent only nonelectric			yes	70 ft	1,002 ft	88 ft	$38
TENT	129	tent only nonelectric				70 ft	937 ft	103 ft	$38
TENT	130	tent only nonelectric				90 ft	884 ft	197 ft	$38
TENT	131	tent only nonelectric				90 ft	844 ft	285 ft	$38
TENT	132	tent only nonelectric				92 ft	808 ft	377 ft	$38
TENT	133	tent only nonelectric				96 ft	815 ft	465 ft	$38
TENT	134	tent only nonelectric				118 ft	804 ft	574 ft	$38
TENT	135	tent only nonelectric				100 ft	768 ft	291 ft	$38
TENT	136	tent only nonelectric				66 ft	791 ft	232 ft	$38
TENT	137	tent only nonelectric				40 ft	735 ft	289 ft	$38
TENT	138	tent only nonelectric				40 ft	695 ft	329 ft	$38
TENT	139	tent only nonelectric				42 ft	653 ft	371 ft	$38
TENT	140	tent only nonelectric				43 ft	610 ft	414 ft	$38
TENT	141	tent only nonelectric				74 ft	822 ft	211 ft	$38
TENT	142	tent only nonelectric				38 ft	487 ft	546 ft	$38
TENT	143	tent only nonelectric				38 ft	524 ft	514 ft	$38
TENT	144	tent only nonelectric				38 ft	561 ft	481 ft	$38
TENT	145	tent only nonelectric				37 ft	600 ft	448 ft	$38
TENT	146	tent only nonelectric				37 ft	637 ft	416 ft	$38
TENT	147	tent only nonelectric				41 ft	678 ft	384 ft	$38
TENT	148	tent only nonelectric				41 ft	718 ft	352 ft	$38
TENT	149	tent only nonelectric				48 ft	847 ft	281 ft	$38
TENT	150	tent only nonelectric				66 ft	877 ft	215 ft	$38
TENT	151	tent only nonelectric				85 ft	769 ft	366 ft	$38
TENT	152	tent only nonelectric				48 ft	895 ft	265 ft	$38
TENT	153	tent only nonelectric				47 ft	957 ft	241 ft	$38
TENT	154	tent only nonelectric				47 ft	1,003 ft	227 ft	$38
TENT	155	tent only nonelectric				46 ft	1,051 ft	213 ft	$38
TENT	156	tent only nonelectric				59 ft	1,107 ft	158 ft	$38
TENT	157	tent only nonelectric				46 ft	1,086 ft	197 ft	$38
TENT	158	tent only nonelectric				56 ft	1,162 ft	227 ft	$38
TENT	159	tent only nonelectric				56 ft	1,186 ft	211 ft	$38
TENT	160	tent only nonelectric				67 ft	1,249 ft	277 ft	$38
TENT	161	type not stated					1,032 ft	83 ft
TENT	162	type not stated					993 ft	70 ft
TENT	163	tent only nonelectric				99 ft	955 ft	120 ft	$38
TENT	164	tent only nonelectric							$38
TENT	165	tent only nonelectric							$38

Price: Derived by CAMPANAC: each site takes the per-night rate this campground publishes for the site’s own site type (recreation.gov rate schedule). recreation.gov publishes no per-campsite fee, and a site whose type carries no published rate is left blank rather than called free · Sep 11, 2026

25 of 160 listed

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number

Coordinate29.35694, -81.73194

The mapSee it on the map

The driveDirections ↗

The phone352-685-2048

The agency’s pageOfficial page ↗

Where it is

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Getting there

Salt Springs is located 35 miles east of Ocala (I-75), 60 miles west of Daytona Beach (I-95) and 95 miles north of Orlando, Florida.

From I-75 to Ocala: Drive east on State Route 40 for about 12 miles, then turn north on County Road 314 and proceed for 18 miles. Turn north on State Highway 19 and drive for about 0.5 mile to the recreation area entrance on the right.

From I-95 east of Ormond Beach: Take SR 40 west about 40 miles to Highway 19. Turn north on Highway 19 and go about 16 miles to Salt Springs. Continue 0.5 miles to the recreation entrance on the right.

Directions: Driving directions as the agency wrote them · Sep 9, 2026

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

The weather

the next four days · the thirty-year normal

Next four days, and the thirty-year normal

Forecast

Overnight70°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain

Saturday76°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms19% rain

Saturday Night60°Partly Cloudy2% rain

Sunday75°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain

NWS forecast for Lake Kerr, FL

Source: National Weather Service, JAX forecast office · Oct 17, 2026

Typical weather

Typical October night 66°F, day 82°F.

100°40°

Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more

A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.

Measured at: CRESCENT CITY, FL (USC00081978), 14 miles away and at about the same elevation

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, monthly normals · Sep 8, 2026

The land, and who answers for it

who answers for it

Who answers for this land

Salt Springs Recreation Area is in Florida’s 6th congressional district. Its representative, Randy Fine (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →

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Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

How we know

every fact on this page, and where it came from

Right now: recreation.gov is offering sites on 30 of the next 30 nights, which isn’t something a closed campground does.

Sites on recreation.gov: recreation.gov’s own month availability payload for this facility, asked for October 2026, November 2026 and July 2027. It names 146 of the 160 campsites the agency files here, and every one of them carries an answer either way. A campground nobody has read carries no answer at all, never a no. · Oct 11, 2026

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this campground’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026

Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate, taken as the median across the 158 campsites here that carry a reading · Sep 9, 2026

Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this campground’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Night sky: VIIRS Day/Night Band annual cloud-free composite, VNL V2 2024 (Earth Observation Group, Colorado School of Mines), read at the published coordinate: 0.8 mcd/m² of artificial all-sky glow, ranked against the 60 rated federal campgrounds in Florida · Sep 8, 2026

Sky-glow model: Duriscoe, Anderson, Luginbuhl and Baugh (2018), a simplified model of all-sky artificial sky glow derived from VIIRS Day/Night band data, the National Park Service sky-glow model

Cell signal: the Forest Service’s own campground description, read as text by CAMPANAC. None of this is a measurement. It’s what the land manager published about the place, and phones, carriers and weather all disagree with each other; treat it as a warning, not a promise.

Nearest town: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 places, measured by CAMPANAC to the town boundary; population is the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimate · Sep 9, 2026